Today, I finally got to the part where I can eat plants. Hurray! I spent the last week looking at cultured food and I had quite a lot of fun with it. I have a mild fascination with preserving foods - fermentation, culturing, salting and curing (as well as dehydrating and smoking). I was excited … Continue reading What I learnt about culturing [with Cream Cheese recipe]
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What I learnt about fat
This first phase was definitely a challenge for me personally. I'm sure that other people would love to eat all the bacon they could ever want, but I am unfortunately just not one of those people. Besides it being really expensive (especially for good quality local meat), I did also get pretty tired of it, … Continue reading What I learnt about fat
Honoring the food of my readers: Singaporean Hainanese White Bean Rice
When my friend from school went off to university at Oxford, some of her roommates were from South East Asia. I remember one in particular from Singapore who loved to cook for everyone. In spite of a history of colonialism and foreign occupation, Singapore thrives culturally, economically, educationally, and in terms of overall quality of … Continue reading Honoring the food of my readers: Singaporean Hainanese White Bean Rice
Pacific Northwest Love and Ale Pie
Now this one is going to be a bit of a stretch for the average American family, but I implore you to try it. Britain is known for its meat pies, and we are also frugal people who eat offal or 'variety meat'. Steak and kidney pie is one such example where the two converge. … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Love and Ale Pie
Pacific Northwest Ploughman’s Lunch
This was a meal reinvented after the second world war by the big people in British cheese as a way to encourage consumption of their dairy products after rationing had ceased. Bread and cheese based meals had always been popular in the UK for long before the guises of the "Ploughman's lunch". I remember whenever … Continue reading Pacific Northwest Ploughman’s Lunch
Oak Meadows Farm
Even though we were a little disappointed that they had stopped active production of quail eggs, that is where the disappointment ended on our visit to the farm. We drove past it at first because we weren't sure if it was a home or a farm. Turns out, it must be both. David Whittaker came … Continue reading Oak Meadows Farm
Coronation chicken
This type of chicken salad is a great one for picnics and potlucks. It makes a great sandwich filling, or it is also delicious by itself. It was, without a doubt, an adaptation of a dish developed for King George V's silver jubilee. It was originally named Poulet Reine Elizabeth, but came to be known … Continue reading Coronation chicken